Grill



Sept. 23, 1930. A. c. MORRISSQN RIL Filed May 1929 We. Wu

Z AT Y P .1930. A. c. MORRISSON 1,776,322

GR ILL Filed May 8, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVEN TOR.

g Patented Sept. 23; 1930 f f STATES, PATENT? OFFICE TI: TGRILL surface. 1

g :fii'on ofthe electrical element.

' invention has rdilits o j grill broiling meats andthe'like in a most saniitary and eflicient nanneigand" particularly a grill of the character described electrically 5'operated and wherein the meatbeingbroiled necessity of handling it with the fingers, re-- I 'These objects I: attain 'by "providing an electric heating element which provides a substantially plane heating 'zone and within which zoneis provided supportingmeans for 20 the meat or'other food product to be grilled. 2 Thissupporting meansis oscillated or oth 'erwise moved; in the plane of theheat zone to'preventburning and to equalize the cooking over the various portions of the meat Fromtime to timethe; meatis turned as may be required to insure cooking on both sides. 1 This turning may be accomplished manually or inanothe'r form of my apparatus it may be turne'd automatically.

:2 Fig. 1 show'safront-view of one form of 'myrinventio'n" with the screen or grillframe shown broken away,-and with the heating element exposed ,ther'ebehind.

R Fig. 2 is anenlarged cross section of Fig. 1

on the line- IIII thereof. i

Fig. 3 is an enlargedfragmentary portion 1F ig; 4: is an enlarged detailed-oftlie upper i'right'hand corner'ofthe grill of Fig. 1, to

better illustratethe operating connections for a causing the movement of'the meat."

I g Fig; 5 is. across section of the electrical ele- *mentof Fig; 3 on-theline V Vthereof; 1

, Fig. 6 is a fragmentary plan view of a por 1 Fig. 7 is a plan viewfof Fig.4 with the top for oscillating the screen.

r removed to show the operating connections Figs. 8 and 9 are a front View of theup'per 1929. Serial N6. 361,429.

right liandand upper left hand portions of a modified'form of my apparatus and illustions. for turning the meat.

' Figs. 10 and 11 are plan views of Figs. 8 and 9 and with the cover removed to show the operatingparts. I r

Fig. 12 is a detail of thesupporting bar suspension and operating mechanism.

trating particularly the operating connnec- 'clucing the-labor involved; and makingthe 1 Fig. 13 is a detail of one of the spindles 60 action automatic fromjthe time the meat is adapted to support and to turn a steak or the placed in the grill until :the cooking is com-- likewhile being cooked.

pleted; p 1 Fig; 14; is adiagrammatic showing of the I Other objects willappe'arfromthe'specifipath of movement of the pinion 32 during cation and drawings which'follow: any single cycle ofo'peration. i 65 The numeral 1 represents a housing having a top 2, with a vent opening 56, and sides '7 3, 4, respectively, Within which housing is;

I from the other portions of the back and the housing and supported from the plates 20 and 57, extending from the sides 3 and 4.

The heating element 6 is formed of any suitable insulating material such as any of the numerous vitreous products generally employed for this purpose, 1 and having grooves 8 enablingthe metallic resistance strip 9 to be weaved over. and under the successive projecting ends of strips of the vitreous material between the spaces 8, thus-forming a continuous resistance element within I v the grooved portions of the vitreous material.

of the left'han'd side'of 'thegrill of Fig. 1.

The'heating of this resistance element by an electric current produces relatively fiat heat orcooking'zone in front of the said suspended, as by the swivel hook 11, supported from the upper part of the screen 10. The screen 10 is supportedon the rod112 and the rod 12' is carried upon rollers or other suitable carrying means 13, 13.

On the opposite end-of the rod 12 is provided a recess engaging upon the lever 13,

which lever is pivotally mounted zit-"14, and

is oscillated by the motor 15, through eons ventionalfconnections and the pin-and slot;

.vith'the right-hand pocliet lS-and the left hand pocket 19 to iiorin an edging preferably projecting beyond the heat Zone; and Within jects into the pocket 19.

' I Particular attention is directedto the mint plate 20which-may be formed as a part of theghoiising 1, and having a depending apron 21 as best shown in Fig; 2. 7

The 'scr een 10 has slidable engagement.

against theapron 21, and as theiscreen is sup ported from the rod 12, the center of gravity of the screen and the meat 22-be1ng cooked in front of the heating element, will lie to the right ofithe edge o'flthe apron 21- and con'sie ,quently the screen 10, \;Vill slide againstxthe edge of the apron and anv.- grease or c 1ppings will collect and drip from the edge of the apronand the lower portion of the screen fand the meat into the ren'i'ovable path. 23, I V p -The pan' 23 is formed, awe, witl1] an' up standing back portion engaging "under the .ovorhangin g apron 21 so that it is retained in position stall times by the saidapron, unless t is'lifted'up and out for'jthe purpose of cleaning.

lifia modi'fied form 0f the apparatus the oscillating rod is shown at and through this rod pro ect a plurality of'nieatsupport} ing spindles 81, 81, rota tively mounted in the '1 d c I On the upper cndso'f thesespindles are mounted pinions 32 widen the lower end hooks @no end ofthe rod 30 projects within thepocket 18 and there engages the lever 13 and is oscillatedfby the operation of the motor 15 as previously described, the slet" 56, being suiiiciently long,'or ZIHYCOIIVQlllJiOlL al forniof S'WlYGl connection being provided betweenthe end 35 of the rod 8O,1andthelever 13, to permit the turning of the rod through {substantially during ts oscillatingcycle, 31,to-the that is from the full line posit-ion dotted position-55, of Fig. 13. h

A1536 is asupporting roller forthe end which latter is of circular cross section-while the body portionBO is shownisquare.

The opposite end ofthe rod37- is alsocirc'n- "lar and issupported by the roller 38 and dur-f ing the oscillating movement this. end passes freelyzwithinthepocket'19. j W V 7 Long tu'dinallymounted adjacent *to the rod 30jis the movable bar flQ which :has ole-1 pending leVer en'cls 4:1, AQrespectively, which latter are pivoted at 4 3,fl l,the pivots e3, 4&-

i tion of the oscillating movement." the pocket 18 one endoi the rod 12 oscillates, whereas the other end not-the said rod prol the portion .inFig. 145. c -c i -lVhen they arrivfeat' theend otthe racks" the weight of the meat/as before, pulls them I tro n the position 51 'into the, straight dine being displacedwithrespect to the center 'of gravity of the bar, sotliat the barawillte'nd.to' I v retiirn by gravity to'the fullli'ne' position'of Fig; 12, whenever it is displaced therefrom,

or'a springorweight meansmay be employed if preferred, to insure themeturningof the 7 bar l0, to itsgfull linefposition againstthe 1 Depending from thebar'tQ are the skew racks 46, 47, adapted to engage and to rotate through the pinions 32, 32 duringa por- In the fOIn'l-Of, myl apparatus shown and remain stationary While the bar 30,"and theineat only oscillate; if preferred.

The operation is-as follows:

The 1110torj15' oscillates-the lever 13 in turnoscillateslthe rod 30 carrying with it in I F Sand 9,.the screen 10 may be suspended the pinions 32. "The rangeot oscillation may i c The made 'anythiiig desired and is preferably such that the pinions 32 engage the racksAG,

4'7v only during a portion of their oscillating movement. Duriingsuch-time asithe' pinions: 32, 32, engage under the racks 16 and LR-they forced to rotate the s'pindlesz l ,ti'iroiigh 180 f of movement, the-pinions being forced J due to the angular shape of tlie.racks,tdpartia lly I rotate-the rod 30. and spindles 31 through;[substantially 415 of movement.

This rotation causes I the spindles 31 to :ad-.

Vance outward in an angular positionsubstantially 415 to the face 'of'Ythe screen 10, swinging theineat carried upon the hooks,3;8 and at the sametiine'turning-it over, see also,

Fig. 13;

- When the pinions have left theracks the weight of the meatpullstli'espindles 31 down until the opposite face of the meat contacts again With-the screen 10. i U r Q If I The rod 30' continues-its movement-to the end of thest'roke and then returnsg and asit returns'the pinions-approaching the inner v sloping face of-the, raclzs push the racks and bar 10 from the full line position to thedotted movemenhseelfig; 14;

As the oscillating mo n the opposite direction',the pinion engages the racks,whic h, bein' held against the pin 4:5,forcethe pinionS ilfitrai el along'therack teeth and perform their turningflmov'einent ,as above described during which they follow 1 ofthe cycleof mo einentzpath i lenient now proceeds line-position of Fig-12, thusallowing the pin- P ions to clear the racks anduntil the pinions- 11s arrive at the extreme right offtheir'cycle of P LO movementi Them Vement'reverses attthe posit on og and th pi i n'g i.

tion has been completedesee Fig. 14.

.1. Ina grill a housing and a heating elenient having a substantially vertical plane face, a bar above said element and motor means and connections oscillating said bar 7 hooks dependingvfrom said bar adapted to support lmeator the like in front of and spaced from said element.

2. Ina grill a housing and a heating elenient having a substantially vertical plane means and connections oscillating saidibar face, a bar above said element and motor 1 hooks and a swivel connection to and depending from said bar adapted tosupport meat or thelike .front of and spaced from said element and a screenbetween said face and said meat. 1 I

3, In a grill. a housing and a heating elemerit having a substantially vertical plane face, a bar above'said element and motor means and connections oscillating said bar, hooks depending from said bar adapted to support meat or the like in front of and spaced from said element, a depending apron extending below and infront of said face and a drip pan engaging under said apron and extending forward of said meat. Y a

4. In a grill a housing and-a heating ele-,

Y ment having alsubstantially vertical plane face, a bar above said element and motor means and connections oscillating said bar, hooks and a swivel connection to and depending from said bai' adapted to support meat or the like in front of and spaced from said element and a screen between said face and said meat, a depending apron extending be lowand in front of said face and a drip pan Y said bar during said oscillation movement,- and a plurality of spindles rotatable in said bar and projecting therebelow and having said hooks ontheir lower ends and other means adapted to turn saidspindles,said

. hooks and said meat when said bar is partially rotated whereby saidineat cooks first on one Y side and then on the other.

' j 6. In combination with apparatuses set V forth in clain 2, means for partially rotating saidv bar during said oscillation movement,

- and aplurality of spindles rotatable in said bar and projecting therebelow and having said hooks on ilhGlIxlOWGP ends and other means adapted 'to' turn-said spindles,.said hooksandsaidmeat when said bar is partially rotated whereby said meat cooks first fonone side and then onthe other.

7. In combination with apparatus as set "forth in claim 3, means for partially rotating said bar during. said oscillation movement,

and aplurality of spindles rotatable in said bar and projecting therebelow and having said hooks on their lower ends and other means adapted to turn said spindles, said hooks and said meat when said bar is partially rotated whereby said meat cooks first on one side and then on the other.

8. In combination with apparatus as set forth in claim 4, means for partially rotating said bar during said oscillation movement, and a plurality of spindles rotatable in said bar and projecting therebelow and having said hooks on their lower ends and other means adapted to turn said spindles, said hooks and said meat when said bar is partially rotated whereby said meat cooks first on one side and then on the other.

9. In combination with apparatus as set forth in claim 1, means for partially rotating said bar during said oscillation movement,

and a plurality of spindles rotatable in said 10. In combination with apparatuses set forth in claim 2, means for partially rotating said bar during said oscillation movement,

and a plurality of spindles rotatable in said bar and projecting therebelow and having said hooks on their lower ends and rack and pinion means engaging during a portion of one direction of oscillation and adapted to turn said spindles, said hooks and said meat when said bar is partially rotated whereby said meat cooks first on one side and then on the other. i Y

11. In combination with apparatus as set forth in claim 3, means for partially rotating said bar during said oscillation movement anda plurality ofspindles rotatable in said bar and projecting therebelow and having said hookson their lower ends and rack and pinion means engaging during a portion of 12. In combination with apparatus as set forth in claim 4, means for partially rotating said bar during said oscillat on movement and a plurality of spindles rotatable in said Y bar and projecting therebelow and having said hooks on their lower ends and rack'and pinionmeans engaging during a portion of Y one direction of oscillation and adapted to ALBERT QMORRISSON.

turn said spindles, said hooks and said meat 

